BBC News' Top 10 Albums of 2017

The highest-rated albums of the year are revealed, including releases by Kendrick Lamar and Lorde.

Published: December 22, 2017 01:23 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop
#2 Ctrl SZA Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B
#3 Melodrama Lorde Jun-16-2017, Synthpop
#4 MASSEDUCTION St. Vincent Oct-13-2017, Art Pop
#5 american dream LCD Soundsystem Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk
#6 A Deeper Understanding The War on Drugs Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock
#7 4:44 JAY-Z Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop
#8 No Shape Perfume Genius May-05-2017, Art Pop
#9 Process Sampha Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B
#10 Take Me Apart Kelela Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #3 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #4 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #5 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Album, Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #6 | A Deeper Understanding | The War on Drugs | Album, Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock |
| #7 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Album, Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #8 | No Shape | Perfume Genius | Album, May-05-2017, Art Pop |
| #9 | Process | Sampha | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Album, Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |